The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) is best known for its development of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems and its annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.
The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a program that provides third-party verification of green buildings, addressing a wide variety of buildings types, including commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, retail, healthcare, and schools, as well as every phase of the building lifecycle including design, construction, operations and maintenance. Projects may earn one of four levels of LEED certification (Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum) by achieving a given number of point-based credits within the rating system.
LEED Forms:
SpecTopic – LEED, Green Globes, and Living Building Challenge